Susanne Hauer (OWHC)

The OWHC and the Regional Secretariat North West Europe

│ Planning and Building Division | World Heritage Management │

Susanne Hauer, Project Manager, World Heritage Coordination City of Regensburg

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Agenda

I. About Regensburg & World Heritage >> 4

II. About OWHC >> 16

III. Objectives and Working Fields of the Regional Secretariat >> 29


Regensburg’s Approach to an Integrated Management Plan

The City of Regensburg

Location: Federal Republic of Germany, Land: Bavaria/ At the northernmost point of the River Danube

Other World Heritage Sites in Bavaria: Würzburger Residenz und Hofgarten (seit 1981); Wallfahrtskirche Die Wies (seit 1983), Altstadt von Bamberg (seit 1993); Grenzen des Römischen Reiches: Obergermanisch-raetischer Limes (seit 2005); Altstadt von Regensburg mit Stadtamhof (seit 2006).


Cathedral

Old Town Hall

Thurn & Taxis castle

Old Stone Bridge

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Visitor´s Center

I. World Heritage Site

Boundaries of Heritage zone

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I. Characteristics

In 2006 July 13th the Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

•Regensburg is the 32nd UNESCO World Heritage site in Germany

•The whole ensemble is about 183 hectares in size and includes almost 1000 monuments. “Additional protection zone”: 776 hectares.

•Approximately 15.000 people live in Regensburg’s historic city centre

•Total area in historic city centre: approx. 80.000 sqm

24. November 2007Inscription document was committed at24th. November 2007


The architecture of Regensburg represents the city's

role as a medieval trading centre and its influence in

the region north of the Alps.

Regensburg was an important transition point on continental trade routes to Italy, Bohemia, Russia

and Byzantium. It also had multiple connections with the transcontinental Silk Roads.

As such, the city exhibits an important interchange of cultural and architectural influences, which have

shaped its urban landscape.

I. Heritage because…

>> Criterion (ii)Interchange of human values


The Old Town of Regensburg bears an exceptional

testimony to cultural traditions especially in the Holy

Roman Empire .

In the 12th century Regensburg was an Imperial Free City and hosted

assemblies of the Empire.

Regensburg also significantly contributed to more recent European history being the seat of the

Imperial Diet from the 1663 to 1806.

As a testimony to these functions, there are the remains of two imperial palatine palaces from the

9th century, and a large number of other well preserved historic buildings, which are testimony to

the wealth and political importance of the community.

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Criterion (iii)

exceptional testimony to cultural

tradition


The Old Town of Regensburg is an outstanding example

of a central-European medieval trading town, which has

well preserved its historical stages of development.

The Old Town is an exceptional illustration to the development of commerce particularly from the

11th to 14th centuries.

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Criterion (iv)outstanding example


I. About Regensburg & World Heritage

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I.Application

>> 1989

constant efforts to become World Heritage

2002

Submission of letter of application

2004/05

Necessary supplements were added to application

2005

Conference of the World Heritage Committee consults on application

July 2006

The Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List


Cathedral

Old Town Hall

Thurn & Taxis castle

Old Stone Bridge

4

Visitor´s Center

I. World Heritage Site

Boundaries of Heritage zone


II. About OWHC


What is OWHC? - Introduction

• The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco.

• The Organization is composed of 238 cities in which are located sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These 238 World Heritage Cities have a combined population of over 130 million.

• Within the Organization, these cities are represented by their Mayors with the active participation of their heritage management specialists.

• The OWHC's headquarters are located in Québec City, which hosted the First International Symposium of World Heritage Cities in July 1991.


What is OWHC? - Objectives

• favor the implementation of the World Heritage Convention,

• encourage co-operation and the exchange of information and expertise on matters of conservation and management

• develop a sense of solidarity among its member cities.

• OWHC organizes World Congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops dealing with the challenges to be met in the realm of management and strategies pertaining to the preservation and development of historic cities.


What is OWHC? – Structure

Secretary General

The General Secretariat is directed by the Secretary General, appointed by the General Assembly, who oversees the execution of mandates adopted by the members, the day-to-day administration of the Organization, personnel management and hiring

Denis Ricard

Certain Percentage of the city´s product (affordable for smaller cities)



Mr. Harry BrinkmanMayor of Beemster (Netherlands) andPresident of the OWHC

Mr. Jorge Castro MunozMayor of Valparaíso (Chile)Vice-President of the OWHC and Treasurer

Mr. Alain JuppéMayor of Bordeaux (France)Vice-President of the OWHC

Mr. José Antonio Nieto BallesterosMayor of Cordoba (Spain)Vice-President of the OWHC

Mr. Eduardo RiveraMayor of Puebla (Mexico)Vice-President of the OWHC

Mr. Augusto BarerraMayor of Quito (Ecuador)Vice-President of the OWHC

M. Fernando Roboredo SearaMayor of Sintra (Portugal)Vice-president of the OWHC

M. Michael HäuplMayor of Vienna (Austria)Vice-president of the OWHC

The members of the Board of Directors

In accordance with the General By Laws, the Secretary General, Mr. Denis Ricard, attends meetings of the Board of Directors without being entitled to vote



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Seven Regional Secretariats


III. The Regional Secretariat North-West Europe



The Role of the Regional Secretariats

The Regional Secretariats play an important role in the OWHC structure and processes: They

•serve as a link between the member cities of their particular region and the General

Secretariat;

•assist the General Secretariat in producing documents intended for members, data collection

and the organization of relevant events;

•represent, when necessary, the General Secretariat at events in which the latter is invited to

participate;

•organize in their regions activities intended to promote the Organization‘s values and

objectives;



Bamberg, Germany

Bath, United Kingdom

Beemster, Netherlands

Bergen. Norway

Berlin, Germany

Bern, Switzerland

Bremen, Germany

Brugge, Belgium

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Goslar, Germany

Karlskrona, Sweden

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Lübeck, Germany

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Potsdam, Germany

Quedlinburg, Germany

Rauma, Finland

Regensburg, Germany

Røros, Norway

Stralsund, Germany

Visby, Sweden

Weimar, Germany

Wismar, Germany

Wien, Austria

Member Cities

plus:Warsaw, Salzburg, Cesky Krumlov



• Regensburg applied for the Secretariat during a preliminary meeting on September the 30th 2011.

• On 21st of November the OWHC´s Board of Directors decided to entrust the City of Regensburg with the management of the Regional Secretariat North West Europe.

• The Working Programme which refers to the application paper was appreciated by the member cities in March 2012.

• The working Programme will be specified at the Regional Conference in Beemster from 12th -14th of September 2012.

Application



Working Programme



Working Programme



Next Steps

• Next Edition Newsletter

• Beemster Regional

Conference

• Exhibition and

Publication


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